Drugs over 750 kilos worth more than Rs 2000 crores was seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Indian Navy in a joint operation near the International Maritime Border.
The seized drugs; 525 kg of very high quality hashish and 234 kg of the finest quality crystal methamphetamine is valued to be over Rs 2,000 crore in the international market.
The drugs allegedly from Pakistan was confiscated while it was being smuggled to India via the sea route. The consignment of drugs was being brought into India in fishing boats.
The drug agency shared the input with the Naval Intelligence Unit for a joint operation.
An official press statement read, “In a joint operation carefully planned by NCB and Indian Navy in High Seas, NCB officials have successfully seized around 529 kg of very high quality of hashish, 234 kg of finest quality of crystal Methamphetamine and some quantity of Heroin.
The cost of the drugs seized in the international market is around Rs. 2000 Cr.
This is the first such operation in which the apprehension has been made in high seas. The input regarding trafficking of drugs in high seas was developed by NCB and was shared with Naval Intelligence Unit, leading to a joint operation.
Special Unit of NCB Headquarters have been continuously working on various such intelligence inputs and it will be our endeavour to carry out more such operations in collaboration with Naval forces.
The present seizure has dealt a telling blow to drug syndicates based out of our neighboring country and using maritime route for proliferation of drugs in India and other countries.”
